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Introduction

The following is based on the documentation available here
Phonon API.

By getting involved with Phonon, you can choose between three different main tasks.

Using the Phonon API, which allows you to develop your own multimedia application. In fact any application which needs sound can take benefits from the phonon API. In the tutorials showing the API we will learn how to set up the development environment with kdevelop 3.4.

Hacking the Phonon library.

Writing Phonon backend, this consists in writing interfaces that allows Phonon to use different sound/video engine. This usually requires good skills and knowledge of the engine you interface with.